Whats your car history?

Discussion in 'General Vehicle Chat' started by Scotty, Oct 16, 2004.

  1. RIP-MK3 Forum Addict

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    well done for getting two nova's off the road - thats good work...

    mine have been:

    90 MK2 Golf Driver (GTI 90 spec kit)

    94 Passat TDI Estate

    97 MK3 Golf 16v

    55 Ford Mondeo Titanuim X

    06 Vauxhall Combo Van

    54 VAuxhall Vectra Elite
     
  2. vectroids Forum Member

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    That was the only good about the novas they are all dead now!! LOL
     
  3. golf2 Forum Member

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    92 Metro 1.4S (before id passed my test)

    96 Fiesta 1.1 (first car on the road)

    90 Golf 1.6 Driver

    88 Golf Gti 8v

    92 BMW 316i (current)

    And im saving up for an E36 M3.
     
  4. Dubmuffin Forum Member

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    MK2 Golf GTi 8V (Owned at age 8 :lol:)

    MK4 Polo 6N 1.0 (Tooo slow!)

    MK4 Polo 6N 1.4 Openair (which I owned for about a month and sold it for a grand more than I bought it for :p)

    MK3 Polo GT Coupe (Possibly my favourite car, written off by a Citroen [:x])

    MK3 Astra 1.6 CD (with pimp walnut dash ;) what can I say, it was given to me!!)

    Lupo GTi 1.6 (written off by a white van man [:^(])

    MK2 Polo breadvan (still have)

    MK3 Golf 2.0 GTi 16V (still have)

    MK2 Golf 1.3 GT (still have)
     
  5. paulyDMX Forum Member

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    Once sunny St Albans, now delightful Deal, Kent
    B reg 1.0 Mk2 Fiesta L in red (got for free sold to my mate for 700)

    W reg 1.1 Mk1 Fiesta Ghia (fake wood, brown seats a rev counter and 5 gears) in Gold (bought off a friend for 85, sold to a different friend for 400)

    D reg 1.4 Mk4 Escort L in blue (bought for 400 sold for 1000)

    G reg 1.3 Mk4 Escort GL in met. blue (bought for 1000, crashed it numerous times and gave it my brother)

    E reg Series 2 Escort RS Turbo in black (bought for 3000 and sold for 2750 - after making the water pump go bang)

    G reg Mk2 Golf GTI 8V in white (bought for 4400)

    Passed at 17 in 1996 got through all those cars in 3 years, got the Golf in '99 and haven't looked back.
     
  6. TurbTech Forum Junkie

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    M reg Peugeot 106 1.6xsi (sold but more fun to drive than the golf!)

    H reg Mk2 golf 16vT (still have)

    and thats about it.
     
  7. 2dubnick Forum Junkie

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    fiat panda 4x4 999cc
    nova 1.2
    A reg bmw 520i
    306 xld
    golf mk1 cab
    golf mk1 driver
    306 td
    golf mk2 gti
    205 td
    golf mk2 16v
    golf mk1 gti


    Iv still got all the ones in bold [:s]
     
  8. i.a.n.b Forum Junkie

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    MK2 Polo match 1l,
    MK4 Polo match 1l,
    MK3 Polo fox 1l,
    Seat Arosa 1l,
    MK2 Golf GTI (still with me and always will be!),
    MK4 Polo open air 1.4,
    MK4 Polo 1.9 diesel,
    MK6 Polo 1.4 TDI, still current daily.

    Bit of a Polo theme and nothing non Vag!
     
  9. RIP-MK3 Forum Addict

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    the 106 was more fun than a 16vT mk2?? crikey...

    my mate has a 106 GTI and hates it... constantly wanting to change it, I quite like it
     
  10. TurbTech Forum Junkie

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    Drove the 106 for about 3 years and handling wise it was definatly more fun. The power of the golf more than makes up for it though [:D]
     
  11. WillG

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    1) 1300 Triumph Herald -
    2) 998cc Mini Clubman - sold for 250 with an a4 size MOT fail sheet
    3) 1.3 mk2 golf - still have in bits
    4) 1.6 mk2 jetta - still have, currently fixing rear brakes
    5) 1.8 8v mk2 golf gti - daily
     
  12. Jolfa

    Jolfa Forum Junkie

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    1988 Golf 1.3 - Gearbox seized, wasn't worth saving, scrapped
    1988 Golf GTI 16v - was always a heap but I loved it, pretty much fell to pieces, scrapped
    1989 Golf GTI 16v - Freebie with Recaro's, stripped and scrapped
    1990 1.1 Fiesta - Most reliable car ever, could not kill it no matter how hard I tried, smashed it to pieces, scrapped
    1992 Vento - Hated that car with a passion, worst car ever. Only one I ever actually sold
    1989 Golf GTI 16v - Bent the chassis with a 100mph curb, scrapped
    1989 Golf GTI 16v - Current ride
    1987 Golf GTI 16v - Failed project, hopefully sold.
     
  13. RIP-MK3 Forum Addict

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    what motor was the curb running? must have been pretty potent to get up to 100mph :lol:
     
  14. Jolfa

    Jolfa Forum Junkie

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    Probably an 8v... [:p]
     
  15. newkid

    newkid Forum Member

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    1) 1972 Triumph Spitfire 1.3 (still got and restoring)
    2) 1993 Ford Escort 1.3 (ex g/f wrote it off for me)
    3) 1992 Rover 214si 1.4 16v (sold)
    4) 1995 Ford Escort 1.6 16v (written off (not my fault))
    5) 1989 Volkswagon Golf 1.6 Driver (current ride)
    6) 1979 Triumph Spitfire 1500 (breaking for spares)
     
  16. RIP-MK3 Forum Addict

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    love spitfire's, well all cars like that really...

    would love a TR6 some time....
     
  17. t'mill Forum Member

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    Location:
    Cardiff & Darwen, Lancs.
    A reg red Nova SR.

    B reg black Opel Corsa SR.

    E reg black Fiat Uno Turbo. (loved that one) [:$]

    E reg black XR2

    H reg White Renault 19 16v.

    D reg silver/grey Scirocco GTS.

    A reg red Astra GTE.

    B reg S1 RS Turbo (current).

    J reg red small bumper 1.8 Golf Driver.

    L reg red Celica GT4 WRC.

    G reg burgundy pearl Corrado 1.8 16v.

    G reg black Mk2 GTI 8v (current).

    Not to bad a car history all in all. And theres nowt wrong with a good standard Nova SR!!
     
  18. Armour

    Armour Forum Junkie

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    1983 Polo Squareback (Written Off)
    1992 Polo Coupe CL (Still Got)
    1992 Polo G40 (Bought, Sold, Bought & Sold Again) :lol:
    2000 Golf 1.8T (Sold)
    1994 Polo Genesis Coupe (Seized Engine, Scrapped)
    1994 Polo Genesis Squareback (Rotten, Scrapped)
    1995 Micra S (50 Run About)
    2004 Combo Van TDI (Current, Quality wee van) :thumbup:
     
  19. 1990

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    Rochdale, Lancs
    I had:

    F-reg Fiesta 950 pop plus - imaculate
    D-reg Nova SR - fun
    H-reg XR3i - rusty
    E-reg Golf 8v - reliable
    G-reg Golf 8v 5dr - damp
    G-reg Golf 16v - bargain
    A-reg Golf Campain (off Harrry the cake) - minter
    G-reg Golf VR6 (same car as above) - best car I ever had
    N-reg VR6 - got when No.2 was born
    J-reg Golf 8v - better then the mk3
    P-reg Golf 8v - Boring, should never have bought it
    X-reg Golf 20vT (for sale) - fast and comfy
    X-reg Alhambra TDI (Bought it yesterday) - Bought just in time for No.4

    I've also had in my posession loads of other mk2's and a couple of mk1's
     
  20. cocobay63 Forum Member

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    Ford Fiesta F Reg

    Vauxhall Nova 1.4 SR H Plate (was nice) sold it to a guy up the road first week he had it he put it into the front of a house

    Vauxhall Nova 1.4 SR J Plate Black toasted this on the Bypass lost compression in 1st and 4th cylider

    Vauxhall Nova 1.3 SR E Plate with the alloys and Mongoose exsaust sytem from the first car the one that was crashed, lol

    Renualt Clio 1.4 RT with 16v bonnett Atlas Gray (Speed Boats handle better)

    then onto the real cars when the insurance came down, lol

    VW Golf GTi 8v L Reg Mystic Blue (annoyed me problematic car)

    But i still liked the Mk3

    VW Golf GTI 8v Dragon Green (R Reg) this was the best car i had up to this point :lol: owned it for about 13 months

    now

    VW Golf GTTDI PD (130) Jazz Blue 51 plate, very nice car (current car and probably will be until i can afford, something else sporty like a VX220 Turbo or something similar, will be remapped soon, with some RS4's alloys this week hopefully getting rid of the santa monica's

    Might think of selling this seen as the fuel prices are mad and go mad and get a Integra Type R
     
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